Full-time Courses: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care (Social Care)

This qualification is designed to prepare students for employment or Higher Education. It provides the practical work related learning required to progress into a career in nursing, health studies or other care related professions, whilst developing a range of personal skills and attributes.

There is potential for the qualification to prepare learners for appropriate direct employment in the vocational sector.

Programme content:

Typical units studied on this course include:

• Developing effective communication in health and social care
• Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
• Health, safety and security in health and social care
• Development through the life stages
• Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
• Personal and professional development in health and social care
• Psychological perspectives for health and social care

In addition, there are will be a number of optional units, such as:

• Nutrition for health and social care
• Research methodology for health and social care